October 26, 2023
U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Entry of Default as Sanction for Spoliation
Written by Steve Herman
October 21, 2023
Judge Presiding Over Opiods MDL Admonishes Defendants for Attempting to Use Privileged Communication to Disqualify Special Master
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Fee-Shifting and Other Sanctions Against Plaintiffs and Counsel for Attempting to Prosecute Voting Rights Act Claims
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Judge Chhabria, in the Northern District of California, Sanctioned Facebook and Gibson Dunn over $925,000 for Discovery Abuses
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Magistrate in the Eastern District of Louisiana Recommends that Plaintiff be Precluded from Offering Evidence of $837,286.87 in Claimed Damages where Pre-Surgery Requests and an Order for an IME were Disregarded by Arnold & Itkin Attorneys
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Affirming Sanctions Award for Deletion of Cell Phone Records in Maritime Case, Eleventh Circuit Holds that “Intent to Deprive” under Rule 37(e)(2) is the Equivalent of “Bad Faith”
Written by Steve Herman
December 31, 2022
Texas Supreme Court Issues Mandamus to Narrow Discovery of Cell Phone Records
Written by Steve Herman
December 19, 2022
In 368-Page Opinion, Northern District of Georgia Judge Strikes Defendant’s Answer and Sanctions Defense Counsel as “Willing Accomplices and Enablers” in Defendant’s Bad Faith and Contumacious Behavior
Written by Steve Herman
June 21, 2022
U.S. District Court Judge Sanctions Stryker and Its Counsel the Seyfarth Shaw Law Firm for Spoliation of Text Messages, Obstructive and Unprofessional Deposition Tactics, and Unnecessary Delay
Written by Steve Herman
